Suntech opens up 1GW integrated cell and also module assembly plant in Indonesia for US market

• Significant incorporated PV module supplier, Suntech has started ramping a 1GW incorporated cell and also module assembly plant in Indonesia, predominantly to serve the US market that takes its nameplate module setting up capacity over 10GW.

Located on Batam Island, Indonesia and in close proximity to significant logistic center, Singapore the very automated centers will generate mono PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) half-cell bifacial modules as well as 78-cell based large-area modules with a minimum of 450Wp, providing for the United States utility-scale market. The business likewise plans to service the local market.

At first, the plant comes to be functional with 500MW of incorporated ability that will certainly ramp to 1GW by the end of 2020, according to Suntech.

Vincent Cao, vice president of Suntech said, "Suntech shipped 3GW modules to United States market in the last 10 years. As producing limitation in Southeast Asian nations, we didn't fulfil our United States clients' strong demand. With new capacity from Indonesian factory, we will certainly proceed assistance United States market and boost our sales in [the] United States."

In August 2020, Suntech started ramping a 3.5 GW module setting up plant expansion at its facilities in Changzhou, China at a price of RMB 700 million (US$ 103.5 million).

Suntech, which was spun-off from parent company, Hong Kong-listed, SFCE in 2019, declared to have actually had yearly module deliveries of 4GW last year with operating income (income) of about US$ 1.1 billion, a 4% boost contrasted to 2018.